Southern North Sea News


Norway to Launch 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender

Feb 09, 2022

Norway will launch later this year its first tender for bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines in the southern North Sea, planning to develop 1.5 gigawatt of electricity that will supply the Norwegian mainland, the country's government said on Wednesday…

Frustrating but Necessary: Challenging Seabed Conditions Force IOG to Move Drilling Rig Off Southwark Site

Jan 10, 2022

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company IOG has hit a setback with the Southwark project drilling and has to move the Noble Hans Deul rig jack-up rig from the Southern North Sea drilling site due to the challenging seabed conditions.As previously reported…

IOG Set to Spud Southwark Well after Noble Jack-up Rig Repaired. First Gas Delayed

Dec 14, 2021

UK-based oil and gas company IOG is set to start drilling at the Southwark offshore field in the UK North Sea after a two-month hiatus caused by a problem with one of the offshore drilling rig's legs.IOG is focused on developing its Southern North Sea gas fields at the Saturn Banks Project…

Cairn Farms Into Deltic's North Sea Blocks. Becomes Operator

Nov 08, 2021

Cairn Energy, soon to be renamed Capricorn Energy, has farmed into five Deltic Energy's gas licenses in the Southern North Sea, off the UK.The two companies first announced the farm-out deal in August 2021, and have now received the necessary…

IOG's Southwark Drilling Hits Snag as Issue Found on Jack-up Rig's Leg

Oct 11, 2021

UK-based oil and gas company IOG said Monday there had been an issue with one of the legs on the Noble Hans Deul jack-up drilling rig which recently moved to drill a well at its Southwark offshore field in the Southern North Sea.'Over recent…

Wood to Provide Operations and Maintenance Services on Shell, NAM Southern North Sea Assets

Oct 01, 2021

Engineering firm Wood has won a new operations and maintenance contract with Shell UK (SNS) and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) on assets located in the UK and Netherlands sectors of the Southern North Sea basin.The three-year contract…

IOG Raises Cash for Drilling Rig Contract Extension

Sep 23, 2021

UK-based gas company IOG plc has raised gross proceeds of £8.5 million through a placing and subscription and will use the proceeds to extend the Noble Hans Deul jack-up rig contract.The company has placed 33,800,000 new Ordinary Shares at a…

IOG Renames UK North Sea Project

Aug 26, 2021

UK-based oil company IOG, focused on developing its Southern North Sea gas fields, has renamed its Core Project and the associated Thames infrastructure.IOG, which changed its own name from Independent Oil & Gas to IOG in April, has said that the Core Project would now be named Saturn Banks Project…

Cairn to Farm Into Deltic's North Sea Blocks

Aug 12, 2021

UK North Sea focused oil and gas company Deltic Energy has entered into a binding, conditional farm-out agreement in relation to five of its gas licences in the Southern North Sea with Cairn Energy.Cairn will acquire a 60% interest in each of…

Gazprom to Buy Gas from IOG's UK North Sea Fields

Jul 29, 2021

Oil and gas company IOG, focused on developing gas fields in the Southern North Sea, off the UK, has signed a gas sales agreement with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited ('GM&T').The contract follows a competitive offtake process involving more than 10 bidders over recent months…

RWE Taps Fugro for UK North Sea Wind Farm Site Survey

Jul 29, 2021

Dutch offshore survey specialist Fugro has secured a contract with RWE to carry out geophysical exploratory works at Five Estuaries offshore wind farm, the extension project of the existing 353MW Galloper wind farm.Works are expected to take…

Harbour Energy Delays North Sea Field Start-Up as Platform Issues Found

Jul 21, 2021

London-listed oil and gas Harbour Energy has hit a snag with the start-up of its Tolmount offshore gas field in the UK North Sea, as electrical systems issues were found during the testing of the recently delivered offshore platform. The start-up…

Petrofac Nets Three-year Deal with ONEgas

Jul 14, 2021

Oilfield service firm Petrofac has secured a new three-year contract with ONEgas, an integrated cross-border asset between Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM).  The contract, secured by Petrofac’s Engineering and Production…

Petrofac Stays on Neptune's Cygnus Platform as $14M Extension Agreed

Jul 06, 2021

UK-based oilfield services company Petrofac has secured a three-year contract extension from Neptune Energy for the provision of operations and maintenance services for Neptune Energy’s Cygnus Alpha platform in the Southern North Sea. The contract extension…

PHOTO: IOG's Blythe and Southwark Platforms Installed in North Sea

Jun 07, 2021

North Sea-focused oil and gas company IOG has installed the Blythe and Southwark gas platforms at their respective offshore field locations in the UK.Located in the southern North Sea, the two usually unmanned, remotely controlled platforms…

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